Influencer’s skincare routine alarms doctors
As reported by the New York Times, Brazilian model Débora Peixoto has come under fire from doctors for her strange skincare routine, which includes covering her face in her own poop.
Regarding her stinking skincare routine, which she just posted on Instagram, Peixoto, 31, told Jam Press, “It’s the craziest thing I’ve done in my life.”
The influencer, who gained notoriety before for softening her skin with period blood, claimed that she read online that applying a fecal face mask could “prevent aging.”
The content creator, who has over 650,000 Instagram followers, is shown in a video opening a jar of her own feces and smearing it all over her face, resembling a mud mask.
After using a clothespin to pin her nose closed in order to “hide” the odor, the beauty waits a few minutes before washing off the excremental exo-layer. Peixoto shows off her bright face to the camera at the conclusion of the video.
“It has worked for me, and my skin has stopped flaking!” exclaimed Peixoto, who caused a stir when she married her considerably older cousin in the previous year.
The strange method was swiftly criticized by experts, who said that the health risks outweighed any purported advantages.
“Of all the skincare ‘trends’, this is one of the strangest I have ever come across,” said Dr. Sophie Momen, a dermatology consultant at the London-based Cadogan Clinic. “There is absolutely no scientific benefit to your skin in using feces as a face mask.”
She continued by saying that the combination of poop and food can lead to food poisoning, bacterial and viral infections, and “redness and discomfort.”
Mr. Tunc Tiryaki, a plastic surgeon who works with her, seconded her PSA, which warns: “Feces contain a plethora of bacteria, viruses, and parasites, including E. coli, Salmonella, and helminths, which can cause serious infections and diseases.”
“Applying feces to your face can introduce these pathogens into your body through small cuts, abrasions, or mucous membranes, leading to severe skin infections or systemic illnesses,” said the doctor, who advised using contemporary skin care items in their place.
The commentariat also turned their noses up at Peixoto’s crappy cosmetic routine.
“People are getting too extreme on the internet. This is worrisome,” lamented one critic, while another wrote: “This is why aliens don’t talk to us.”
Although doctors criticize the unconventional skincare method of using human excrement, some beauty experts have suggested applying bird droppings to one’s face as a way of promoting skin health. They argue that the waste contains beneficial chemicals that can effectively remove dead cells and result in a radiant complexion.
